Finance

The 10-year Treasury yield moved lower to hover around 5.26%, retreating from an intraday high of 5.35% reached earlier in the week. Despite the temporary easing that provided a tailwind for equities, bonds remain trading near their highest levels since 2007 amid lingering long-term financing worries.

Nuclear energy stocks experienced a strong surge in Tuesday's session following a major long-term electricity agreement between Alphabet's Google and Constellation Energy. The deal fueled widespread industry gains, lifting shares of other independent power producers including Vistra and Talen Energy.

WTI and Brent crude futures fell more than 2% as supply strains in energy markets showed signs of normalization. Easing pressures were largely driven by expanding oil shipments out of the Middle East alongside a coordinated strategic stockpile release by G7 nations.